COUNTIES

Registered charity 264278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C E W TRUSTEES LIMITED, COUNTIES (FORMERLY COUNTIES EVANGELISTIC WORK)

COUNTIES seeks to communicate the Christian faith in a culturally relevant way, across England and Wales, and encourage churches in mission through Evangelists, Exhibitions & other resources. It actively supports self-employed Evangelists, who are involved in a wide range of initiatives including local churches, schools, universities, prisons, markets, agricultural shows and door-to-door contacts.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,854 for the year, with total income increasing to £1,241,745. Free reserves stood at £581,712, which the trustees confirm is within their stated target range of £394,128 to £591,192. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Phil Davies is an evangelist supported by Counties and is the brother of a trustee James Davies. The total paid to Phil Davies in the year was £7,350 (2024 £7,000), which is in line with other evangelists.
“Phil Davies is an evangelist supported by Counties and is the brother of a trustee James Davies. The total paid to Phil Davies in the year was £7,350 (2024 £7,000), which is in line with other evangelists.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£582k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£1.2m£1.2m
30/09/2024£903k£1.1m
30/09/2023£1.4m£943k
30/09/2022£713k£838k
30/09/2021£920k£856k

Common questions

Is COUNTIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £58,854 for the year, with total income increasing to £1,241,745. Free reserves stood at £581,712, which the trustees confirm is within their stated target range of £394,128 to £591,192. The auditor confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of COUNTIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds COUNTIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTIES as a grant recipient include STEWARDS COMPANY LTD, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS PRESTON ON TEES, CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITED, MYTON CHURCH, EUROCLYDON TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
STEWARDS COMPANY LTDFY2024£375k
STEWARDS COMPANY LTDFY2022£310k
STEWARDS COMPANY LTDFY2025£300k
STEWARDS COMPANY LTDFY2023£260k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS PRESTON ON TEESFY2025£75kHome missions and other church societies
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£25ksupport the work of networking independent churches in the UK
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£25ksupport the work of networking independent churches in the UK
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£21kchurch planting work in the UK
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£20kchurch planting work in the UK
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£20kchurch planting work in the UK
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£20kchurch planting work in the UK
MYTON CHURCHFY2021£12k
CHURCH GROWTH TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£11kchurch planting work in the UK
MYTON CHURCHFY2024£9kChristian work
MYTON CHURCHFY2022£7kChristian work
EUROCLYDON TRUSTFY2026£5k
MYTON CHURCHFY2023£4kLocal mission support
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
BELMONT EXETERFY2024£1k
BELMONT EXETERFY2025£1k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kGeneral
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
BELMONT EXETERFY2023£650
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2025£200
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2024£200
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2023£150
PARKVIEW CHAPEL, BOTESDALEFY2022£150Gifts made to individuals

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 3 Counties Vineyard.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COUNTIES£1.2mUnder £60,0000within—no doubt
3 Counties Vineyard FY2025£387k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTERN COUNTIES & SOUTH WALES EVANGELISATION TRUST FY2025£755k—0above—no doubt
THE CONFERENCE OF RELIGIOUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FY2025£265k—0below—no doubt
THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES BAPTIST ASSOCIATION FY2025£508k——unclear—no doubt
KINGDOM APOSTOLIC EMPOWERMENT CENTRE FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.